LatinaLista — Campaign: Support for St. Louis Churches Seven St. Louis churches have been hit by arsonists in the past two weeks. Each fire has been set at the church entrances. The national community, especially people of faith, must…
By Claire Bohrer Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) An experiment in journalism storytelling debuts today with the public release of the virtual world machinima “The Kid, The Cop, The Punch.” The story is narrated by Xavier McElrath-Bey,…
By Tom Blanton Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Increasing college enrollment rates among American-born Hispanics and a surge in Latina entrepreneurship aren’t enough to eliminate wage disparities that prevent Latino families from improving their economic well-being, a new report said….
By Loida Casares LatinaLista Twenty-one years ago, my sister was diagnosed with cancer and she wanted to go to the funeral home to make all her own arrangements. I really believe she found peace in doing this and…
Obed Manuel Latina Lista Have you noticed how some companies have started targeting Latinos with bilingual commercials? They may be onto something. Researchers with MAGNA GLOBAL and the Center for Multicultural Science have found that the language-only based marketing strategies…
By Belen Chacon LatinaLista When he was working late one day, Jaime asked his ex-wife if she could pick up his kids from school. Jaime’s wife never showed up, and when school employees got a hold of Jaime…
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired Joel Rojo is a Texas native, serial entrepreneur and currently the CODE2040 Entrepreneur in Residence at Capital Factory in Austin. His current venture, TicketKarma, is a ticket resale marketplace, changing the way music lovers…
By Nicolás Cabrera Frontera NorteSur Immigration is transforming the United States in countless ways. Sports is one social arena where the influence of immigrants is making a change in society. In today’s story, New Mexico State University graduate student…
LatinaLista — Mexico is a country under siege by rampant impunity and corruption. From small time gangs and organized cartels to local police forces, the military and politicians, powerless Mexicans are subjected to levels of personal violence that easily…
By Magdalena Loredo LatinaLista During my sophomore year of high school, I was determined to drive, to work and to go to college immediately after high school. But during the two years until I graduated, I realized I was…
Cultural Survival On October 23, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold a Thematic Hearing on Examining Freedom of Expression in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala during its 156th Session in Washington DC. Organized by Asociación Mundial…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Loco Gringo Community Fund for Coco’s Many dogs and cats experience homelessness, poor health, abuse and more. Coco’s Animal Welfare has been helping local cats and dogs in the Riviera Maya since 2009. Their current clinic…
By Jason Martinez Borderzine EL PASO — Ester Zapata, homeless and hungry after she started college at the University of Texas in El Paso, never forgot the pain, loneliness and suffering of not being able to find relief….
By Ivan G Marte LatinaLista Google Rafael Edward Cruz and you’ll get a variety of information regarding this ambitious presidential candidate. Following the Beltway media coverage on Mr. Cruz, one has to read between the lines to comprehend…
By La Monica Everett-Haynes Futurity African Americans may have to wait in a crosswalk about 32 percent longer than white people before drivers stop. Further, research suggests African Americans are twice as likely to be passed by multiple vehicles. “We…
By Marcela Figueroa LatinaLista When I was a kid, as all kids in Mexico that went to public schools, I used to sing a song for Cristopher Colombus on October the 12th every year. The song used to say…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Women Across Frontiers & MADRE – International Fundraising Initiative Displaced by extremist violence, women-headed households are now flooding central and southern Iraq. They need humanitarian aid, shelter and resources to rebuild their lives. The Organization of…
By Marco Revuelta The Venture For Leticia Puebla, this December will be the first time she will set foot inside a museum. The Houston Museum of Natural Science will be showcasing a special exhibition this winter featuring the…
LatinaLista — October 15 is a day with multiple observances: Breast Health Day, Conflict Resoultion Day, Global Handwashing Day, National White Cane Day and it's even I Love Lucy Day. However, October 15 may best be known in the…
By Claire Dennis Colombia Reports Nine of Colombia’s 32 provinces are in a state of emergency due to extreme drought, high temperatures and forest fires caused by El Niño that threatens to continue disrupting weather until March. The last…
LatinaLista — Mainstream media has crowned the Latino Millennial as the most influential of the Latino market. Yet, a new Nielsen study shows that Mainstream America is discounting a very important segment of the Latino population and, in fact,…
SaludToday The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is launching “Fresh Empire” a hip-hop themed anti-tobacco campaign targeted at Latinos and Blacks. “Unfortunately, the health burdens of tobacco use disproportionately affect minority teens – particularly African American and Hispanic youth,” said…
LatinaLista — Campaign: MANANA FESTIVAL – Santiago de Cuba, May 2016. Make it happen With the end of the US embargo in sight, these are exciting and incredibly fragile times in Cuba. MANANA 2016 is an inclusive and collaborative…
By Clifton Adcock, Ben Fenwick and Joey Stipek Oklahoma Watch Nearly two thirds of seizures of cash by Oklahoma law enforcement agencies come from blacks, Hispanics and other racial or ethnic minorities, an Oklahoma Watch analysis of high-dollar forfeiture…
LatinaLista — Juan Felipe Herrera is the first Latino granted the distinction of being U.S. Poet Laureate. With a background iconic of the migrant farmworker experience, Herrera's trajectory from the son of migrant farmworkers is reflective in his works,…
